Bad Rap Quotes

32 Bad Rap quotes by 32 unique authors

I find that with some girls, the words 'work' and 'education' have gotten a bad rap. — Sandra Bullock
I love my city and I feel like the majority of the people that are in the city are people from other cities. So I… — Regina King
I think America has a bad rap right now... and hopefully Obama will change that. — Joan Cusack
I think self-destructiveness is given a really bad rap. I think it can also mean self-reflection and poetic sensiblity. It can mean empathy, hedonism, a… — Courtney Love
I think L.A. gets a bad rap. L.A. is the same as everywhere else. — Max Greenfield
I live in New Jersey now, which always gets a bad rap here and there, but I must say, I enjoy living here too — Paul Muldoon
Skepticism's bad rap arises from the impression that, however necessary the activity, it can only be regarded as a negative removal of false claims. Not… — Stephen Jay Gould
The justification for rap rock seems to be that if you take really bad rock and put really bad rap over it, the result is… — John Jeremiah Sullivan
Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours. — Sharon Horgan
The much-maligned idle rich have received a bad rap: They have maintained their wealth while many There is scarcely an instance of a man who… — Warren Buffett
I’m a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned… — Matthew McConaughey
Escapist literature gets a bad rap. But I think escape is important for a lot of people in a lot of places. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Single guys get a bad rap. — David Spade
Happiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should. — Richard Dreyfuss
I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an… — Laura Benanti
Craft' gets a bad rap. Mediocre art is not caused by craft; it is caused by artists. Good art employs whatever craft works best. — Walter Darby Bannard
Anything that's of any use, famous people get hold of it and take it for themselves and it gets a bad rap. — Noel Gallagher
Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works. — Matthew Lesko
It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for… — Alanis Morissette
I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being… — Christina Ricci
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was… — Salman Rushdie
Speculators get a bad rap. In the popular imagination they're greedy, heedless, and amoral, adept at price manipulations and dirty tricks. In reality, they often… — James Surowiecki
Reality does get a bad rap. But I'm not concerned about it 'cause I know who I am. They can edit it, but you are… — Niecy Nash
Leaders trust their guts. "Intuition" is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a "soft"… — Tom Peters
At least be a nice lesbian or you're going to give the rest a bad rap. — Terry McMillan

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